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Gilead and Merck share new data from phase 2 HIV treatment trial

Gilead sciences and Merck (known as MSD outside of the US and Canada) have announced results from the phase 2 clinical study assessing the combination of islatravir and lenacapavir for viral suppression in HIV treatment.

7 April 2024R & D
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Roche announces new data for continuous glucose monitoring system

Roche has shared the latest data on its novel solution for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), including a CGM sensor and two apps designed to present current glucose values and predictions over 30 minutes and two hours.

7 April 2024R & D
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GSK announces data from phase 3 trial for Jemperli combinations for endometrial cancer

GSK has announced positive results from part 1 and part 2 of its ruby/engot-en6/gog3031/ nsgo phase 3 trial for Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combinations for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

7 April 2024R & D
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Merck announces data from phase 3 trial for Keytruda in cervical cancer treatment

Merck, known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, has announced positive results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-a18 trial, which investigates Keytruda in combination with chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer.

7 April 2024R & D
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Sanofi announces results from phase 2b for dermatitis treatment

Sanofi has shared positive results from part 2 of the investigational phase 2b STREAM-AD study of Amlitelimab for adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (ad) who previously responded to Amlitelimab and continued treatment.

7 April 2024R & D
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Sosei Heptares announces first patient dosed in trial for IBD treatment

Sosei Heptares has announced that it has dosed the first patient in its phase 1 trial assessing a novel ep4 receptor agonist, HTL0033744 (htl’744) for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

7 April 2024R & D
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Bayer and Aignostics enter partnership for AI oncology research

Bayer and AIgnostics have announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration for several artificial intelligence (AI)-powered approaches for precision oncology drug research and development.

7 April 2024R & D
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J&J MedTech and NVIDIA to collaborate for surgical AI

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech has announced that it is working in collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate and scale artificial intelligence (AI) for use in surgeries.

7 April 2024R & D
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Merck announces plans for HPV vaccines trials

Merck, known as MSD outside of the US and Canada, has announced that it is planning to initiate clinical development of a new investigational multivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, as well as assessing a single-dose regimen of Gardasil 9 compared to its approved three-dose regimen.

7 April 2024R & D
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Allumiqs and Prolytix to collaborate for drug discovery and development

Allumiqs and Prolytix have announced that they have entered into a long-term, strategic partnership with the aim of providing collaborative and integrated solutions for their customers to optimise drug development pipelines.

7 April 2024R & D
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$254m funding raised by Freenome for early cancer detection

Freenome has announced that it has raised $254m from new and existing investors, intended to be used for the advancement of its single-cancer and tailored multi-cancer early detection tests developed on its multiomics platform.

4 March 2024R & D
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Roche announces results from phase 3 study of allergy treatment, Xolair

Roche has announced data from stage 1 of the NIH-sponsored phase 3 outmatch trial, which assessed the safety and efficacy of Xolair (omalizumab) in patients allergic to peanuts and at least two other common foods.

4 March 2024R & D